Chapter 18 The Consequences of Choices: Part 1 of 3
General Hospital
4:30 AM
Shelby is sitting in her bed staring out the window. In the streetlight, she can see a tree. Shelby focuses her attention on a bird in a nest. Next to Shelby's bed, sits Sophie. Sophie stayed to help keep an eye on Shelby & Taylor, even though Taylor is leaving the hospital and Horizon today. The doctor enters Shelby's room. Taylor gets restless and ends up walking down the hallways. She stops when she notices Sophie & Shelby sitting in the hospital room.
"Well, the tests have come back." The doctor says looking at Shelby. The doctor turns to Sophie. "I'm sorry, you will have to leave since the patient is over 14."
"She doesn't have to go." Shelby says still staring out the window.
"Are you sure? You are entitled to confidentiality."
"I'm sure."
"As of right now you have no sexual transmitted deceases." Shelby gets a look of relief on her face. Sophie sits up and listens, trying not to get upset at Shelby for her choices. "However, the blood tests came back with a heightened level of estrogen. So we ran a pregnancy test." The doctor flips through some papers. Shelby avoids Sophie stares. Sophie has an unsettled look on her face. "The test results came back inconclusive. You will have to take another one in a few days. The test should be clearer after a few more days. If you need anything please don't hesitate to ask a nurse. I'll let you two to sleep now."
The doctor leaves Sophie and Shelby alone. The two sit in silence. Taylor hid from the doctor and then goes back to listening at the door.
"I know what you are thinking." Shelby says not refusing to look at Sophie.
"Try me."
"Your are thinking that how after all this time and all the pain, How could I go back to that life."
"Something like that." Sophie sits forward and puts her head in her hands for a few seconds.
"Yeah, well not all of us can be saved."
"That's not true."
"Face it. This is who I am."
"Do you truly think that? Do you truly feel that?"
Out in the hall a nurse catches Taylor.
"Excuse me young lady, what are you doing out of bed."
"I was looking for a nurse." Taylor lies, trying to cover up. "Well I'm here now, what is it that you need?"
"I can't sleep, I was wondering if I could have something."
"Go back to your room and I'll check the doctors orders."
Taylor goes back to her room. Taylor sits down on her bed. She stares out her window at the bird and tree. Down the hallway, Sophie and Shelby just sit in silence. Shelby holds her stomach and stares back out the window. She stares at the bird and tree again.
Shelby is sitting in her bed staring out the window. In the streetlight, she can see a tree. Shelby focuses her attention on a bird in a nest. Next to Shelby's bed, sits Sophie. Sophie stayed to help keep an eye on Shelby & Taylor, even though Taylor is leaving the hospital and Horizon today. The doctor enters Shelby's room. Taylor gets restless and ends up walking down the hallways. She stops when she notices Sophie & Shelby sitting in the hospital room.
"Well, the tests have come back." The doctor says looking at Shelby. The doctor turns to Sophie. "I'm sorry, you will have to leave since the patient is over 14."
"She doesn't have to go." Shelby says still staring out the window.
"Are you sure? You are entitled to confidentiality."
"I'm sure."
"As of right now you have no sexual transmitted deceases." Shelby gets a look of relief on her face. Sophie sits up and listens, trying not to get upset at Shelby for her choices. "However, the blood tests came back with a heightened level of estrogen. So we ran a pregnancy test." The doctor flips through some papers. Shelby avoids Sophie stares. Sophie has an unsettled look on her face. "The test results came back inconclusive. You will have to take another one in a few days. The test should be clearer after a few more days. If you need anything please don't hesitate to ask a nurse. I'll let you two to sleep now."
The doctor leaves Sophie and Shelby alone. The two sit in silence. Taylor hid from the doctor and then goes back to listening at the door.
"I know what you are thinking." Shelby says not refusing to look at Sophie.
"Try me."
"Your are thinking that how after all this time and all the pain, How could I go back to that life."
"Something like that." Sophie sits forward and puts her head in her hands for a few seconds.
"Yeah, well not all of us can be saved."
"That's not true."
"Face it. This is who I am."
"Do you truly think that? Do you truly feel that?"
Out in the hall a nurse catches Taylor.
"Excuse me young lady, what are you doing out of bed."
"I was looking for a nurse." Taylor lies, trying to cover up. "Well I'm here now, what is it that you need?"
"I can't sleep, I was wondering if I could have something."
"Go back to your room and I'll check the doctors orders."
Taylor goes back to her room. Taylor sits down on her bed. She stares out her window at the bird and tree. Down the hallway, Sophie and Shelby just sit in silence. Shelby holds her stomach and stares back out the window. She stares at the bird and tree again.